1862 March 23

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan, and a Sgt., Co. B, 1st Special Battlion (Rightor's), Louisiana Infantry]

Sunday – March 23nd 1862
Had nothing to do this morning till
12 o’clock – waiting for Lieut Lindsey to
come up from Ship point – Lieut Poissant
is also waiting to see him – he arrived
at 12 o’clock today – after dining with
me we rowed over in the Generals boat
to our fleet & made the sailors take
us down to Tues Point in one of the gigs
where we boarded the Guard boat –
Capt White brought us up above the
Sand box - again taking our gig we
came in at dark – We went to within
a few miles of the Blockading Str [steamer]
which was laying round the point.
Wrote a letter to Bro George tonight abt getting a
letter from Genl [Adley Hogan] Gladden, also to Willie
asking to write Meek about the same – Wrote
to Bro Sam today also acknowledging
receipt of Lizzies letter on 18th Inst. Bed
at 11 ½ o’c – in Mr Heers room

[Written perpendicularly across the above page:]
Janin, Knowlton & Lindsays bro
[-] below went with us [-] former here
to see abt going with us on the
Expedition

[York River enters the Ches. Bay at Tue’s Pt.]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards, comment by Robert K. Krick]

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